Public Health at University of South Florida - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a public health school? To help you decide if University of South Florida - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's public health program.

USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and has a total student population of 50,626. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 224 students received their master's degree in public health.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Public Health section at the bottom of this page.

USF Tampa Public Health Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Public Health
• Doctorate Degree in Public Health

Online Classes Are Available at USF Tampa

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, USF Tampa does offer online courses in public health for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

USF Tampa Public Health Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in public health, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Public Health Student Demographics at USF Tampa

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the public health majors at University of South Florida - Main Campus.

USF Tampa Public Health Master’s Program

Of the 224 public health students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USF Tampa, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a public health master's degree from USF Tampa, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Florida - Main Campus with a master's in public health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	29
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	116
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Medical Illustration & Informatics

Careers That Public Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in public health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for FL, the home state for University of South Florida - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Health Specialties Professors	9,250	$80,990
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	4,920	$58,790
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists	2,920	$66,790
Community Health Workers	2,880	$39,930
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	510	$46,530

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Rick DeBow under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.